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Nathan Jacobs

Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Rocklin, California

EDUCATION
B.S. Biomedical Engineering 2007, University of Utah

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTERESTS
Finite element modeling of human motion segments, viscoelastic properties of disc

PUBLICATIONS

1. Lujan TJ, Underwood CJ, Jacobs N , Weiss JA: Viscoelastic tensile behavior of human ligament after interfibrillar glycosaminoglycan digestion. J Appl Physiol. In Review.
2. Parker JT, Beutler DS, Sukavaneshvar S, Jacobs N , Solen K, Mohammad SF. Mitigation of coagulation by removing clotting factors part 1: in vitro feasibility study. ASAIO J. 2007 Jul-Aug;53(4):415-20.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Lujan TJ, Underwood CJ, Jacobs N , Weiss JA: Viscoelastic tensile behavior of human medial collateral ligament after interfibrillar glycosaminoglycan digestion. ORS, 2007. (podium presentation)
2. Lujan TJ, Underwood CJ, Jacobs N , Weiss JA: Tissue Swelling During Extended Material Testing Of Ligaments. Abstract presented at ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference.
3. Bingham J, Griggs J, Jacobs N , Sukavaneshvar S. Thrombogenecity of Polymers Commonly used in Blood Contacting Devices. Abstract presented at BioInterface 2006, San Mateo, CA. December 4-6, 2006.